The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-06
CHE QliteuiiQt,tfIrr
wuEEL,Na,. W. VA. SEPTEMBER o, 1881
Arubllc rark aud II Patriotic Memorial.

A Public park nnd fatrouo memorial
The frat aim OF msn is to secure food,
shelter and raiment. Then by degseeo, ut
frat slowly. never iastor than the expan-
sion Of his intellect, keeping company with
tho birth OF his higher ideals and nob!er
aspirations, ho has perceptions OF the
beautiful and looks about him for things
Of beauty 10 sdorn his dwelling. The
higher tho type Of man the greater the
development Of the ~,thetic side Of his
nature. No loager content with nero ex.
istence, no desires to live, to surround
himself With some Of those things which
natures own hand hsB made beautiful aud
tho beauties which art supplies. His next
thought 10 10 beauiiiy the hamlet, town or
city in which he lives. His efforts take the
form Of trees, lawnr, noble churches,
memorials OF bronze and OF marble. The
higher his civilization the more intelligent
and xsalous hia efforts In lh!s behalf.
Nothing adds 60 much to tho attractive.
ness Of the famous citiea as their public
equ,rcs, parks cmbellished with the me.
m ,rials OF their men famous in literature,
art, OF a1na, or 1t may bo the enduring
reminder OF some notable event worthy Of
lasting commemoration. OF al tho adorn.
ments Of tho utbsn lie mono arc OF greater
bsnedt to community than the public
park, which seryes the ihrse-foll purpose
OF health, pleasure and beauty. Tho great
cities have their great parks, but they
have also their smaller public squares, SO
many beautifed breathing places in the
piles OF bricks and mortar.
Wheeling has park in every way
cIeditable to the enterprise Of the men who
established 1t, bu. though it serves well
the purpose 1t is remote from tho city and
It is not FREQ park. Wheeling ia no
longer village, snd she is no longer poor.
Yet the visitor sees little here to suggest
that We have a thought beyond glass and
iron and steel and pottery. There is very
little to speak CT the culture thst exists in
perhaps as great measure as in any other
city CT this eizs. We have not as much as
public fqnare. Except our soldiers
monument, bts:owed by public aubscrip-
ton, and tho Paxton ioun.sir, the gilt Of 8
public spirited citizen, We are without
public adjournment. We have now an op-
por.unity to supply to some extent this
conspicuous deficiency, and the people
seem to DO in the mind to do it.
Tho 1STgLa!oIScER's suggestion Of a
Memorial PARK on tho site Of old Camp
Carlils is ss seed the. hss fallen on fertile
ground. The public convenience and the
patriotic continent CT the people appeal
to the libeIslity Of all who are interested
in Wheeling, in tho associations thss clus-
ter about the historic spot and in the de-
Tenders Of the Union who date their GER
vice from old Camp Csrlils. The response
is loud enough and clear enough 10
strengthen the conviction that the Memo.
rial Park can be made splendid reality.
Earnest men ore taking hold; everybody
will be asked 10 lend hand, and no effort
will be spared to make the dream living
fact. Those who have generously volun.
teered to subscribe will have opportunity
to hand in their money.